Biden to Name Khan FTC Chair
President Joe Biden plans to name Lina Khan as his pick for permanent FTC chair, a White House official confirmed to us Tuesday. Khan would succeed current acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who’s led the FTC since shortly after Biden took office in January. News of Khan’s impending ascension to the FTC chairmanship came just hours after the Senate voted 69-28 to confirm her as a commissioner.
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Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., announced Biden’s plans during a Tuesday subpanel hearing. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., soon after tweeted that news of the upcoming appointment “is tremendous news” and said Khan “brings deep knowledge and expertise to this role and will be a fearless champion for consumers.”
Khan and Slaughter’s office didn’t immediately comment.